Patents Examined by Graham
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Patent number: 12388037Abstract: In certain aspects, a three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure, and a bonding interface between the first and second semiconductor structures. The first semiconductor structure includes an array of NAND memory strings, a first peripheral circuit of the array of NAND memory strings including a first transistor, a polysilicon layer between the array of NAND memory strings and the first peripheral circuit, and a first semiconductor layer in contact with the first transistor. The polysilicon layer is in contact with sources of the array of NAND memory strings. The second semiconductor structure includes a second peripheral circuit of the array of NAND memory strings including a second transistor, and a second semiconductor layer in contact with the second transistor. The second semiconductor layer is between the bonding interface and the second peripheral circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanhong Wang, Wei Liu, Liang Chen, Zhiliang Xia, Wenxi Zhou, Kun Zhang, Yuancheng Yang
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Patent number: 12382693Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide a nanostructure transistor including inner spacers between a gate structure and a source/drain region. The inner spacers, formed in cavities at end regions of sacrificial nanosheets during fabrication of the nanostructure transistor, include concave-regions that face the source/drain region. Formation techniques include forming the sacrificial nanosheets and inner spacers to include certain geometric and/or dimensional properties, such that a likelihood of defects and/or voids within the inner spacers and/or the gate structure are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chang, Shahaji B. More, Chi-Yu Chou, Chun Chieh Wang, Yueh-Ching Pai
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Patent number: 12378480Abstract: A broad aspect of the disclosure relates to a process for hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock stream comprising the steps of directing said hydrocarbonaceous feedstock stream to contact a material catalytically active in hydroprocessing thus providing a hydroprocessed stream separating said hydroprocessed stream in a purified hydrocarbon stream, sour water and a separation off-gas, separating said sour water in a purified water stream and sour stream, directing said sour stream as a liquid sour recycle stream either to contact said material catalytically active in hydroprocessing or to be combined with said hydroprocessed stream prior to step b, said material catalytically active in hydroprocessing comprising at least one base metal from Group 5, 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table in sulfided state. This has the benefit of minimizing or even avoiding the need for addition of sulfur to keep the catalytically active material in the active sulfided state.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: TOPSOE A/SInventor: Stefan Andersen
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Patent number: 12381309Abstract: According to one embodiment, an antenna for a wearable electronic device includes a first dielectric substrate with a first surface and a second surface located on opposite sides, a ground plate on the first surface, and a second dielectric substrate with a third surface and a fourth surface located on opposite sides. The third surface is bonded to the second surface and at least partially within an outer perimeter of the second surface. A radiating element is disposed on the fourth surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Kawasaki, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Patent number: 12374637Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit die having edge interconnect features. The edge interconnect features may be conductive lines extending through sealing rings and into scribe line regions. In some embodiments, heterogeneous integrated circuit dies with edge interconnect features are fabricated on the same substrate. Edge interconnect features of the neighboring integrated circuit dies are connected to each other and provide direct connections between the integrated circuit dies without going through an interposer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shau-Lin Shue, Shin-Yi Yang, Ming-Han Lee
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Patent number: 12374788Abstract: The present disclosure provides a holographic antenna, a method for manufacturing a holographic antenna and an electronic device, and belongs to the field of communication technology. The holographic antenna includes: at least one antenna unit; each antenna unit includes a waveguide structure, a first dielectric substrate and a radiation layer; the waveguide structure includes a bottom wall and a sidewall connected together to define a waveguide cavity of the waveguide structure; a filling medium is filled in the waveguide cavity; the first dielectric substrate is on a side of the filling medium away from the bottom wall of the waveguide structure; and the radiation layer is on the first dielectric substrate, and is provided with a plurality of slit openings therein; an orthographic projection of the plurality of slit openings on the first dielectric substrate is within an orthographic projection of the waveguide cavity on the first dielectric substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Zhou, Yuehua Liu, Long Wang, Yiqun Hu, Feng Qu
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Patent number: 12376396Abstract: An image sensor includes a charge accumulation region disposed in a substrate and having a first conductivity type, a charge storage region disposed in the substrate to be spaced apart from the charge accumulation region and having the first conductivity type, a transfer gate electrode disposed on a channel region between the charge accumulation region and the charge storage region to transfer a charge from the charge accumulation region to the charge storage region, and a well region having a second conductivity type and disposed below the charge storage region to inhibit a charge generated below the charge storage region from being moved to the charge storage region.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: DB HITEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Jun Oh, Jong Min Kim
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Patent number: 12374798Abstract: An antenna includes, in part, first and second flexible boards separated from one another by air/vacuum gap dielectric. The first flexible board includes a radiating patch and a foldable, collapsible, and deployable feed transition. The second flexible board includes a ground layer and a transmission line. The feed transition is adapted to deliver an RF signal to the radiating patch from the transmission line. By pressing forward the first flexible board, the feed transition folds towards the second flexible board thereby causing the first flexible board to collapse onto the second flexible board. The feed transition may be tapered. The antenna may further include an interdigital capacitor having a first multitude of metal fingers connected to the radiating patch and a second multitude of metal fingers connected to the tapered section of the feed transition.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Mohammed Reza M Hashemi, Seyed Ali Hajimiri
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Patent number: 12368247Abstract: A wireless communication node employs a method for configuring its donor and service antennas at or after node installation. The antennas are positioned in a predetermined arrangement about a central axis. The node includes the antennas, an actuator, one or more processors, and a memory storing processor-executable instructions for the processor(s). Responsive to the stored instructions, the processor processes wireless signals received by the donor antenna and communicates control signals to the actuator to rotate the donor and service antennas as a group about the central axis. Rotation may be incremental based on whether the donor antenna received an acceptable base station signal at a previous angular displacement increment or may be comprehensive to permit receipt of candidate base station data for a predetermined amount of rotation. After an acceptable base station is identified, the donor antenna's beam pattern may be formed in a direction of the identified base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Inventors: Joerg Christian Lehnich, Steve Paul Wines, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Elliott Earl Murray, Gustavo Dario Leizerovich
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Patent number: 12365152Abstract: Photonic annealing is used to treat electrically-conductive thermoplastic. The thermoplastic forms, partially or wholly, a part which may be formed by additive manufacturing, like fused filament fabrication (FFF). The photonic annealing improves part conductivity and also alter, enhance, or give rise to other material properties while taking significantly less time than other conventional post-process methods. For instance, the baseline conductivity of the electrically-conductive thermoplastic material may be on the order of 103 S/m or lower. After the photonic annealing, its conductivity may be raised to the order of 104-105 S/m or more. This represents an improvement of 10-100× or even more of conductivity of the electrically-conductive thermoplastic compared to electrically-conductive thermoplastic prior to the photonic annealing.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Jorge A. Cardenas, Nathan S. Lazarus, Harvey H. Tsang
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Patent number: 12362459Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first conductive frame, a second conductive frame, a split portion, a conductive structure disposed inside the electronic device, a first conductive member, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first conductive frame, the second conductive member, a conductive portion, and the first conductive member, and the second conductive member, wherein the wireless communication circuit may be configured to transmit and/or receive a radio signal by using at least a portion of an electric path provided by the first conductive frame, the first conductive member, the second conductive member, the conductive portion, and the conductive structure by feeding power to the first conductive member and/or the second conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinho Yoon, Myeongjun Kong, Dongjun Oh, Seunghwan Kim, Soonho Hwang
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Patent number: 12362460Abstract: The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods in which a high port count base station antenna uses an array of spherical lenses with multiple ports per frequency band, containing multiple frequency bands, and capable of multiple beam operation. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna system comprises a plurality of spherical, dielectric lenses, stacked vertically, where each lens is surrounded by four or more lower frequency radiating elements, or one circular element. The circular element can have multiple sub-elements, along with feed gaps.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Matsing, Inc.Inventors: John Stewart Wilson, Igor Timofeev
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Patent number: 12358237Abstract: A preform charge is formed by forming an assemblage of preforms, wherein preforms in the assemblage are bonded to a neighboring preform such that the preform charge effectively becomes a single unit. The preform charge can then be added to a mold to fabricate a part via compression molding.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.Inventors: Erick Davidson, Ethan Escowitz, Riley Reese, Sean Hennessee, J. Scott Perkins
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Patent number: 12358806Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic sintered body comprising magnesium aluminate spinel of composition MgAl2O4 having from 90 to 100% by volume of a cubic crystallographic structure and a density of from 3.47 to 3.58 g/cc, wherein the ceramic sintered body is free of sintering aids. A method of making the ceramic sintered body comprising spinel is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Heraeus Covantics North America LLCInventors: Luke Walker, Matthew Joseph Donelon, Steven Roger Kennedy, Sudip Koirala
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Patent number: 12359141Abstract: The present invention discloses polyethyleneamine salts of sulphonyl oleic acid and a 5 hydrocarbon fuel additive composition comprising the same. The said polyethyleneamine salts of sulphonyl oleic acid is made by mixing a sulphonyl oleic acid with at least one polyethyleneamine. Wherein, the sulphonyl oleic acid is selected from at least one of (9Z)-8-sulfo-octadec-9-enoic acid or (9Z)-11-sulfo-octadec-9-enoic acid. The at least one polyethyleneamine is selected from triethylenetetramine (TETA), or diethylenetriamine 0 (DETA), pentamethyldiethylenetriamine, tetraethylenepentamine, 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, 1,1,1-Tris(aminomethyl)ethane, or cyclen. The hydrocarbon fuel additive composition is made of polyethyleneamine salts of sulphonyl oleic acid and a cosolvent system consisting of sulphonyl oleic acid and dioxane. Wherein, the said hydrocarbon fuel additive composition acts as a dual functional additive and synergistically improves the conductivity as well as 5 lubricity of a hydrotreated diesel fuel.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation LimitedInventors: Sandip Bhowmik, Naresh Kottari, Chintalapati Siva Kesava Raju, Ramesh Kandanelli, Ravi Balasubramaniam
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Patent number: 12356799Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a cathode inhibition layer disposed on a side of the pixel definition layer and between light-emitting units, a cathode disposed on a side of a light-emitting layer away from a substrate, and a color filter layer disposed on the cathode away from the substrate, wherein a thickness of the cathode on the cathode inhibition layer is less than a thickness of the cathode on the light-emitting unit. A light shielding portion of the color filter layer includes a light-permeable aperture configured corresponding to the cathode inhibition layer, and a light transmittance of a light-permeable material in the light-permeable aperture is greater than a light transmittance of the light shielding portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Lv, Meng Jin, Tao Yuan, Jinchang Huang
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Patent number: 12355139Abstract: An connecting structure includes a connecting board, a first component connecting to one side of the connecting board; and a second component connecting to the other side of the connecting board. A perpendicular projection of the first component on a preset plane overlaps a perpendicular projection of the second component on the preset plane, and the preset plane is parallel to a plane on which one side of the connecting board is located. A padding element is disposed between the first component and the connecting board. The structure can reduce occupation of transverse space inside the electronic device and help make a profile of the electronic device smaller.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan Wang, Jiuliang Gao, Yan Lv, Yunchun Huang, Sen Yang
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Patent number: 12344199Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal slit, in which slit at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for a rod-like extension of an oscillating arm, wherein said rod-like extension can be pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near a free end thereof, wherein said connecting device comprises a first part and a second part, wherein said rod-like extension of said oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to said first part about said pivot axis, with the interposition of said second part, wherein said first part is connected to said wiper blade and said second part is pivotally (preferably also detachably) connected onto said first part, wherein said second part comprType: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignees: TRICO BELGIUM S.A., AUDI A.G., A. RAYMOND ET CIE SCS, DR. ING. H.C.F. PORCHE A.G., VOLKSWAGEN A.G.Inventors: Arthur Taillard, Stephan Häfner, Sven Auch, Frank Ackermann, Karl Bode
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Patent number: 12347927Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a low loss printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes an antenna patch, a ground plane, and a polarizer. The antenna patch consists of a plastic base having a first plurality of circuit patterns formed directly on its top surface. The ground plane is formed directly on a bottom surface of the plastic base used for the antenna patch, and contains one or more coupling circuit patterns. A polarizer spacer is provided on the antenna patch to provide separation from the polarizer. The polarizer also consists of a second plastic base having a second plurality of circuit patterns formed directly thereon.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Inventors: Bingqian Lu, Peter Hou, Taiwei Yue, Brian Clough, Harry Johnson, John Corrigan
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Patent number: 12338403Abstract: A method for producing a motor fuel includes telomerizing ethylene and an alcohol mixture comprising ethanol under suitable conditions to form a mixture comprising C5-C8 alcohols; dehydrating the mixture comprising the C5-C8 alcohols to form a mixture comprising C5-C8 olefins; oligomerizing the C5-C8 olefins to form C10-C24 olefins; hydrogenating the C10-C24 olefins to form C10-C24 paraffins; and isolating a fraction of the C10-C24 paraffins. The isolated fraction may be used to form a motor fuel selected from gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Swedish Biofuels ABInventor: Igor Goloubkov